18th [18 struck through] 17
Trial of Marlott v Noyes continued
It is bitterly fought & is an interesting
case. Fine weather but slight
fall of snow & colder.
-18th-
18th - Alaska Day. Newspapers
want holiday - but I cant see
any reason in law for doing it
- cases set - witnesses & others
waiting &c. Perry has telegram
from Lathrop saying that my telegram
to Snyder, et. al. was sufficient to
close gambling, &c. That City Council
has taken hold of matter & creating
a restricted district & will then
control & keep gambling & prostitution
under cover - as they ought to have
done long ago. Marlott v Noyes
case on trial. Verdict jury for Marlott.